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WEDNESDAY 5/28
* Artists, Writers, Dreamers, and Thinkers @ Brooklyn Art Library (103A North 3rd St) 7pm, FREE, James Gulliver Hancock, the artist behind All The Buildings in New York, shares his latest book, RSVP
* Poker Philanthropy Fundraiser @ TBA Brooklyn (224 Franklin St) 7:30pm, FREE / $100 buy-in, Play Texas Hold-Em to raise funds for the Wounded Warrior Project, More info
* 7th Annual Druid Underground Film Festival @ Spectacle Theater (124 South 3rd St) 8pm, $5, DUFF screening are infused with themes of surrealism and obsession to create a truly unique theatre experience, RSVP
THURSDAY 5/29
♦ Ginger Rivera Opening Reception @ Yashar Gallery (276 Greenpoint Ave) 7pm, FREE, Atmospheres and other recent works, RSVP
☺ The “Free Pizza” Pizza Show @ Legion Bar (790 Metropolitan Ave) 8pm, FREE, A comedy show tribute to the greatest food on earth, featuring five short plays about pizza, More info
* Choreography @ Knockdown Center (52-19 Flushing Ave) 8pm, $15, Michou Szabo premieres a new evening length dance work created for the vaulted panoramic structure of the Knockdown Center, Buy tix
FRIDAY 5/30
♦ Push, Pull, Plow @ Idiosyncracy (976 Grand St) 6pm, FREE, Works by Bushwick artists Andrew Jilka, Chris Willcox, and Evan Reehl Ryer, RSVP
♦ Performancy Forum @ Panoply Performance Lab (104 Meserole St) 7pm, $5–$15 suggested, Old and new artists converge to present current works-in-performance, RSVP
* The Sochi Project @ UnionDocs (322 Union ave) 7:30, $9, Join filmmakers Rob Hornstra and Arnold van Bruggen as they offer an alternative perspective and in-depth reporting on this remarkable region that sits at the combustible crossroads of war, tourism, and history, More info
* Welcome to Grave Country @ Standard Toykraft (722 Metropolitan Ave) 8pm, $10, Grave Country is a small, haunted corner of the world, home to shadow puppetry, poetry, disgruntled country music, and more, Buy tix
♦ Acoustic Formulae @ Reverse Space (28 Frost St) 8pm, $5, Brings together a group of sound artists who work with formulas as outsets for improvisation, More info
SATURDAY 5/31
♦ Bushwick Open Studios @ All of Bushwick, all day, FREE, Brooklyn’s largest annual art event, More info
* Local Organic: New Works by the Greenpoint Writers Group @ Word (126 Franklin St) 6:30, FREE, North Brooklyn’s finest artisanal writing collective returns with the 8th installment of their powerhouse reading series, RSVP
* Slideluck Bushwick III @ Sandbox Studio (154 Morgan Ave) 7pm, FREE, A multimedia slideshow combined with a potluck dinner, More info
♫ Queer Detainment Empowerment Project Benefit @ Shea Stadium (20 Meadow St) 8pm, $10, With Homewreckers / Gay Panic / BIG HUGE / Little Waist / Penguin, RSVP
♫ Rubulad: Mysteries of the Deep @ Paper Box (17 Meadow St) 9pm, $10/$20, With music from Les Sans Culottes / Friend Roulette / DJ Reagonomics / DJ Mike Simonetti, plus art, visuals, cabaret, films, and more, RSVP
SUNDAY 6/01
* Live + Sound + Cinema Brunch Screening @ Nitehawk (136 Metropolitan Ave) 11:15am, $16, See Fritz Lang’s science-fiction masterpiece Metropolis with a live score by Black Lodge, More info
* In God We Trust Sidewalk Sale @ In God We Trust (Franklin St & Greenpoint Ave) 12pm, FREE, Local businesses will be selling overstock, vintage miscellany, furniture, clothing, and more, More info
♫ Tiki Disco Season Opening @ The Well (272 Meserole St) 2pm, $10, With Eli Escobar / Lloydski / Andy Pry, Buy tix
* Brooklyn Auction Barn @ The Manhattan Inn (632 Manhattan Ave) 4:30pm, FREE, Vintage items including furniture, art, collectables, lamps, decor; opening bids from $5 to $100, More info
* UnionDocs‘ Toñita’s Screening @ Windmill Studios (287 Kent Ave) 7:30, $12, Toñita’s is a portrait of the last Puerto Rican social club in South Williamsburg, a celebration of the community the Caribbean Club holds together, and a love letter to “Nuyorican” culture, Buy tix
MONDAY 6/02
* Williamsburg Spelling Bee @ Pete’s Candy Store (709 Lorimer St) 7pm, FREE, A real adult spelling bee, hosted by Bobbyblue & Jen Dziura, More info
* Buying Into Brooklyn: A Crash Course for First-Timers @ Brooklyn Brewery (79 North 11th St) 7:30, $10, A crash course from Brooklyn Based on everything you need to know about buying a home, Buy tix
* Greenpoint Heights Trivia Night @ Greenpoint Heights (278 Nassau Ave) 8pm, FREE, Win shots, bar tabs, and the satisfaction of crushing your foes, More info
TUESDAY 6/03
* Nothing But the Truth So Help Me God @ Spoonbill & Sugartown (218 Bedford Ave) 7pm, FREE, Readers include Karen Lynch / Heather Kristin / Christie Coombs / Kim Festa / Rita Henley Jensen, More info
♫ Bromance Records Night @ Output (74 Wythe Ave) 10pm, $15 advance, With Brodinski / LOUISAHHH!!! / Club Cheval, Buy tix
* Greenpointers’ Pick
♫ Music
♥ Pheremones Likely
♦ Art Event
☺ Comedy Event
# Foodie Event
We wanted to mention that metal Brooklyn band We Are All Savages are performing at Pine Box Rocks this Saturday! One of our members lives in Greenpoint!